Staying Warm

Spring plants covered against the cold at Springdale Farm in Cherry Hill on Sunday.

Record low temperatures across the region this weekend forced farmers to scramble to protect crops from freeze damage.

Temperatures were so cold that the N.J. Department of Agriculture issued a burn permit allowing farmers to light fires to keep their fields and plants warm.

Published by The Spier

Lapsed journalist.

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